New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-17
IN A cArALEP1Ic TRANCE foR MONTHS
THE SLEEP OF WOMAN ~ JoItT-FRIGHrENING
A iIOCr o. ID IRISHWOMAN.

THE SLEEP OF WOMAN ~ JoiIGT-FRIGHrENING
A IIoUs o.D IRlsHWOMAN.
JOLIET H., Aug. I6.-rhe of Mrs. Herbert. the
cataeptic of ST. Josephs Hospital TINS CITY. appears to
bafe the medical men, For 2l9 days she has slept ana
all the ingenuity skill that have been Drought to bear
TO bring uer back consciousness have been undYalng
She wasted away until now she Is almost phahton
she rarely muscle. The sleeper gave everybody
a surprise yesterday. however. Nils. Burns. VINO knew
Mrs Herbert before her cdtdepss occupies the same
ward with her. aud yesterday was left alone for uiLe
with the sleeper Barbara, hearing alarm from
that ward, hastened thitAer and found Mrs Burns
croucled upon the floor, crossing herself vigorously
and in OF great excitement When questioned sine
told the following story OF her experience with Mrs.
Herbert:
Lord help me- but / thought I'd have III when /
the lids OF her roll and she oon ai NE VIII
all her might, II shed look hole through he DoIy
When she how bad | scared she set up
laighn and thin, before could get word IN edgeways
she begin rattle about her negnhOrs fast As
horse couls trot The sound of her voice sharp
that IL give a pain in ears, and shook hand
By OF bddn her stop her catter but she KEEP
right lex she wound up fur month. AT last she
stopped loI enough To take her breath when axcd
why 1t she didn't speak TO her children whin they
came to see her totner day. Wud ye believe IL 1he
minute put that her snapped her eyes shut lex
traps ami her JAWS wut together Ike bang. Dvil
the cOuid get out OF her, called 10 sister
Barbara and tOwld her just what I'm tell N ye now
haven't got the irgnt It's gwen yet, aud II II
Il
hcv out OF the the moment she opened her
eyes, -
DR.. ward the physician who has attended Mrs.
Herbert closely had similar experience Win ncr about
Two months ago. sue nad Ineu been asleep three
months. One day lie observed that the pose of the
mead Indicated tna sue Iad been leaning for.
ward and had quickly Strengthened IL up as lie entered
the Her hands were eItre"eIy cold and her lips
q deep purpe Her lace was as paIld as death. Tue
doctor tOld her to stand cue uid not move unl he
touched shOuldeI sne immediately STOOD up as
requested, hanging lfecss Al sides. nc
doctor had IA small foOtsoU placed in her path. a.
then said:
"how, Mrs. Herbert, will take morning walk"
IL may been Iinag ginttl0 said tine doctor, but
tbougnt suggestion OF IA smile play ABOUT the
OF her uouth spoke ~ ner However, mold
ing hand led tue the centre OF tue
where sister Barbara had p ocd the fOotstool and
neaied 1t quIcAened the pace somewhat, and
Mrs. Herbert tripped IL would certainly have
faIieu had / not been there to cstch her As
stra gntened herself up sue opened ner eyes for
moment only aud then burst od laughing. Ii seemed
to hysterca laugh, but she over AZ III moment
and hecae apparently as insesble as ever 10 any
pnysca enOtion from tnSt day until yesterday. when
Is alleged u dlkcI AL length 10 MIS- Burns lt
is that she last asleep ever IL ls
grave question ether her next awakening, snould
the nterregnuin OF apathy extended 10 tie same
period been noted the past Will not DC In an
/ Otlcr world"
Mrs Herbert receives only about enough food daily TO
sustain life bird the doctor say, ami II is tieir
opinion that sue Cannot long live III her present cond
ton,